Question

Which of the following variable expressions represents the phrase "five more than the quotient of a number x and eight"?

Answer 1

The variable expression is;

`5\text{ + }(x)/(8)`

Here, we want to select an option that represents the phrase

The quotient of a number x and 8 means that we divide x by 8

That means we have a fraction, with x as the numerator and 8 as the denominator

We have this as;

`(x)/(8)`

5 more than this quotient means that we are to add 5 to the result

We have this as;

`5\text{ + }(x)/(8)`